Students will learn the art of documentary storytelling as a journalistic medium. Students will discover how to watch documentaries to evaluate not just what the story is, but how the story is told. Students will learn to identify and research compelling stories; shoot interviews and supporting footage; write scripts; and edit the final product. This will be a hands-on, practical course with students writing, editing and producing a variety of video documentary projects ranging in length from 3-30 minutes. All projects will be stories about Hillsdale College - its history, alumni, students, faculty, teams and programs. The majority of graded student coursework will be the videos that students produce.
JRN 350: Documentary Filmmaking
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